diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Type/CMakeLists.txt b/Sofa/framework/Type/CMakeLists.txt
index 17f9a6e724b..c231cb1b2f0 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Type/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Type/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
     ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/Frame.cpp
     ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/Mat.cpp
     ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/Material.cpp
+    ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/MatSym.cpp
     ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/PrimitiveGroup.cpp
     ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/Quat.cpp
     ${SOFATYPESRC_ROOT}/RGBAColor.cpp
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/MatSym.cpp b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/MatSym.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e43bd13a21b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/MatSym.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+*                 SOFA, Simulation Open-Framework Architecture                *
+*                    (c) 2006 INRIA, USTL, UJF, CNRS, MGH                     *
+*                                                                             *
+* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it     *
+* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by    *
+* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at     *
+* your option) any later version.                                             *
+*                                                                             *
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT *
+* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or       *
+* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License *
+* for more details.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License    *
+* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.        *
+*******************************************************************************
+* Authors: The SOFA Team and external contributors (see Authors.txt)          *
+*                                                                             *
+* Contact information: contact@sofa-framework.org                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+#define SOFA_TYPE_MATSYM_CPP
+
+#include <sofa/type/MatSym.h>
+
+namespace sofa::type
+{
+
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 1, float>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 2, float>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 3, float>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 4, float>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 6, float>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 9, float>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym<12, float>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym<24, float>;
+
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 1, double>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 2, double>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 3, double>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 4, double>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 6, double>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 9, double>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym<12, double>;
+template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym<24, double>;
+
+} // namespace sofa::type
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/MatSym.h b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/MatSym.h
index acc3a5f21ad..445009a8975 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/MatSym.h
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Type/src/sofa/type/MatSym.h
@@ -120,10 +120,7 @@ class MatSym : public VecNoInit<D * (D + 1) / 2, real>
     /// Sets each element to r.
     void fill(real r)
     {
-        for (sofa::Size i = 0; i < NumberStoredValues; i++)
-        {
-            this->elems[i].fill(r);
-        }
+        std::fill(this->elems.begin(), this->elems.end(), r);
     }
 
     /// Write access to element (i,j).
@@ -708,4 +705,26 @@ inline real scalarProduct(const Mat<D,D,real>& left, const MatSym<D,real>& right
     return scalarProduct(right, left);
 }
 
+#if !defined(SOFA_TYPE_MATSYM_CPP)
+
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 1, float>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 2, float>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 3, float>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 4, float>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 6, float>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 9, float>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym<12, float>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym<24, float>;
+
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 1, double>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 2, double>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 3, double>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 4, double>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 6, double>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym< 9, double>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym<12, double>;
+extern template class SOFA_TYPE_API MatSym<24, double>;
+
+#endif
+
 } // namespace sofa::type